Satchmo

Test drove this 2004 LS 430 yesterday. Didn't notice right away but then the black pearl emblems caught my eye. I really like them!

Satchmo

Oops, I should have previewed the pics.

1SikSc1Day

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^^They Look Fresh.but i dont think any versions came like this from the dealers. Not even the "sports" suspension package iirc. Seems custom painted

Satchmo

Agreed, In fact it had pin striping with the artists name on the gas door. But the emblems I think are available on ebay.

05ls430518

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You are correct they are aftermarket there is the standered silver emblems and then the gold emblems for the gold package

Gronemus

Who painted the stripes? Sid did it or Beck lines??? Probably one of those two. My money's on Sid....

Satchmo

Yep, Sid did it. damn, I had the pic of it too but just deleted this morning. it said "Sid did it for Donna"

Gronemus

Sid did my car for the original owner's wife.

I met Sid while I was waiting for my Acura to get serviced about 10 years ago. I watched him stripe a couple of the cars sitting in the showroom and he was very personable and was willing to answer any question that I had. I told him that I'd get him to stripe my next car which happened to turn out to be this one. He just managed to beat me too it.

One of the things to keep in mind when you view the picture is that the scale is off. The signature that he paints is actually pretty small...

Mobius1

Surprise! Some of the Lexus LS 430 sales brochure actually lists the Black Perl emblem kit as factory OEM optional equipment. See here.

Satchmo

Well done Mobius1 !

ptat

All Toyota/Lexus actually has the option for the Black Pearl Emblem kit. However, it's so rarely advertised that even most sales rep doesn't know about it; I've only met 1 sales rep that's aware of such thing. Because of its obscurity, it's also very expensive to order. I was looking some up for my 2011 Camry and was quoted $400! Most dealer doesn't even know how to look up something like that. You'd have to find the part number online yourself and try to buy it. That's how I found out Toyota/Lexus actually has this option for all models.

1SikSc1Day

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^^well well got me. Never knew of the available option. $400 is ridiculous of course (altho quoted price for the camry)

lt1fire

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2002-LEXUS-...-/252979039735

e60bmw

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Looks nice, they are expensive but look great. I have the front one on my GS.